Motown 2. 5 Yesterday, Today, Forever. Motown 2. 5 Yesterday, Today, Forever. Directed by. Don Mischer. Produced by. Suzanne de Passe. Distributed by. MGMUA Home Video VHSLaserdisc. Starvista EntertainmentTime Life DVDRelease date. March 2. 5, 1. 98. Running time. 13. Love Together Nona Reeves Rare' title='Love Together Nona Reeves Rare' />Country. United States. Language. English. Motown 2. Yesterday, Today, Forever was a 1. Suzanne de Passe for Motown Records, to commemorate Motowns 2. Motown was founded in January 1. The program was taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 2. NBC on May 1. 6. Among its highlights were Michael Jacksons performance of Billie Jean, Smokey Robinsons long awaited reunion with The Miracles, a Temptations Four Tops battle of the bands, Marvin Gayes inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of Whats Going On, a Jackson 5 reunion, and an abbreviated reunion of Diana Ross the Supremes, who performed their final 1 hit, Someday Well Be Together from 1. The show was co written by de Passe with Ruth Adkins Robinson who would go on to write shows with de Passe for the next 2. Motown 4. 0, Buz Kohan was the head writer. PerformanceseditJunior Walker performed 3. Shotgun. It was performed as a solo The All Stars, his long time group, did not participate. Lionel Richie performed his hit You Mean More To Me in a pre taped segment. Appearing with him was Lynette Butler, identified as a Sickle Cell Poster Child. Richie did not appear with his former group the Commodores, who appeared without him on a separate live segment of the special, singing Brick House, which was led, as on the original recording, by Commodore Walter Clyde Orange. The other original Commodores, William King, Ron La. Pread, Milan Williams, and Thomas Mc. OW2UJ7NK4o/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Love Together Nona Reeves Rare' title='Love Together Nona Reeves Rare' />Cleary were present and performed on this segment. Marvin Gaye, who had left the label a year before to sign with Columbia Records and had a current hit with Sexual Healing, agreed at the last minute to join the roster of other Motown legends to perform. When he came on, he played the piano and gave the audience a narrative of black music history before he stepped off the piano and sang his classic 1. Love Together Nona Reeves Rare' title='Love Together Nona Reeves Rare' />Whats Going On, to thunderous applause. Marvins performance on the show, following his appearances on February 2. Grammys and the NBA All Star Game, was one of his final national television appearances before his murder a year later in April 1. Kaci Lynn Cock Socket I love to suck cock. I can even take big ones really deep because I have, like, no gag reflex, Kaci told us. Just about every guy Ive been. Johnson Alexander. Graveside services for lifelong Seminole resident Johnson Alexander are scheduled for 1 p. Sims 3 More Holiday Presents'>Sims 3 More Holiday Presents. Saturday at the family cemetery with Paul Donnie Wolf. Pske bningstider af Andreas 12. Vi holder Pskelukket torsdag og fredag, men lrdag, sndag og mandag har vi bent som vi plejer. XNXX delivers free sex movies and fast free porn videos tube porn. Now 10 million sex vids available for free Featuring hot pussy, sexy girls in xxx rated porn clips. Online dealer of quality used LPs since 1999 vinyl records at great prices. The first lady of Motown Mary Wells and Vandellas frontwoman Martha Reeves were each given a 3. My Guy and Heatwave. Jackson who recently released his worldwide best selling album Thriller is reunited with his brothers to perform a medley of their hits I Want You Back, The Love You Save, Never Can Say Goodbye, and Ill Be There. Brother Randy joined the group for the medley. When Jermaine left the Jackson 5 for a solo career, Randy had replaced him. He also sang with later group The Jacksons. Jermaine was also there, performing with his brothers for the first time since leaving the group in 1. Michael originally turned down the opportunity to perform at the show believing he had been doing too much television at the time however at Berry Gordys request, Michael agreed to perform under the condition he was allotted time for a solo spot, to which Gordy agreed. As the other members of the Jackson 5 left the stage, Michael transitioned dramatically into his own solo spot. Widely hailed as his breakthrough performance as a solo artist, he sang Billie Jean, which at the time was in the middle of a seven week run atop the Billboard Hot 1. This was also the first time he performed what would become his most famous signature move, the moonwalk. Jacksons concert performances of Billie Jean in the years since Motown 2. This special marked the long awaited reunion of Motown VP Smokey Robinson with his original group The Miracles Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, Claudette Robinson then wife of Smokey, and Marv Tarplin who was on stage with them, slightly off camera to the right, but can be seen in certain shots for the first time since he left the group 1. Original Miracles member Ronnie White did not participate in the reunion for personal reasons his wife, Earlyn, died that year. As Motowns first group also the labels first million selling act they were first on the show, singing four of their greatest hits, Shop Around, Youve Really Got a Hold on Me, The Tears of a Clown, and Going To A Go Go. Stevie Wonder, accompanied by his band and his girl group Wonderlove sang several of his greatest hits, including I Wish, Uptight Everythings Alright, Signed, Sealed, Delivered, Im Yours, You Are the Sunshine of My Life, My Cherie Amour, Sir Duke, and also preceded by a vintage clip of Wonder singing his first hit Fingertips. Motown 2. Supremes Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Supremes replacement Cindy Birdsong original member Florence Ballard had died in 1. Four of their greatest hits were to be sung that night, including Someday Well Be Together, Baby Love and Stop In the Name of Love, however this reunion was cut short. Richard Pryor opened the segment with a fairy tale story of three maidens from the Projects of Brewster which was then followed with a montage of various Supremes video clips. Diana then started down the center aisle of the auditorium with her hit Aint No Mountain High Enough. When Ross finished, she made a brief speech about the night that everyone came back although some of the surviving artists and musicians had not been invited. After the beginning chords of Someday Well Be Together, Birdsong entered from stage left, and Wilson entered from stage right. Shortly after the first verse, Wilson took over the lead vocals. A few moments later, Motown labelmates such as Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, and others quickly filled the stage for an impromptu finale. Although producer Suzanne de Passe had instructed Diana to introduce Berry Gordy after leading the finale a fact unknown to Mary, Wilson decided to do the honors by calling Berry down herself. Additionally, earlier in the program, Wilson made a brief tribute to Ballard, and former label mate Paul Williams of the Temptations. By the time the reunion aired on May 1. RossWilson altercations were widely reported, including an article and pictures in Us Magazine, and the performance resulted in negative publicity for the group. The Temptations and Four Tops competed in a Battle of the Bands style event. The only original or Classic Five Temptations performing were Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams, as Eddie Kendricks who left the group in 1. David Ruffin who left the group in 1. Dennis Edwards had a falling out with the group. Paul Williams who also left the group in 1. Al Bryant who left the group and was replaced by Ruffin in 1. Joining Williams and Franklin were then Temptations Dennis Edwards, Richard Street, and Ron Tyson. All of the original members of the Four Tops performed Renaldo Obie Benson, Abdul Duke Fakir, and Lawrence Payton, with Levi Stubbs providing the lead vocals. The two groups performed Reach Out Ill Be There,Baby I Need Your Loving, Get Ready, I Cant Help Myself Sugar Pie Honey Bunch, My Girl Aint Too Proud to Beg and I Cant Get Next to You, among other numbers. Minolta Mini 35 Slide Projector Manual. The joint performance was a success, and the Temptations and Four Tops toured together for two years following the special.